ADDINGTON MARKET Few Entries, Little Change In Values

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28473, 31 December 1957, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKET Few Entries, Little Change In Values

Yardings at yesterday’s Addington market were not impressive. Entries were small because it was an off-day sale to cater for any urgent requirements of the retail meat trade, it being 12 days since the last auction. The next sale is scheduled for Wednesday, January 8.

Fat sheep values on the whole were well sustained, although the fat lamb market lacked buoyancy.

There was only a handful of store sheep. A very small yarding of fat cattle met a good sale. Values were largely unchanged, with any variation in sellers’ favour. No store cattle were offered.

Yardings in the store sheep section totalled 244 —226 lambs and 18 wether hoggets. The lambs were an attractive line which sold readily at 535. They were offered by H. Matson and Company on behalf of H. C. Urlwin (Cooper’s Creek). The wether hoggets made 56s 6d. FAT LAMBS The entry of fat lambs totalled 91 (23 of these were passed), compared with 1197 at the Christmas market. In the absence of competition the sale was not animated, even though some excellent quality lambs were to hand.. Good butchers’ lambs, however, continued to sell to reasonable advantage. The market was topped by N. D. James (Halswell), with the sale of one at 67s Id. J. Prestige (Riccarton) sold five lambs at 66s Id. and J. R. Tyson (Springston) disposed of 12 at 65s Id to 66s Id. Best lambs sold from 65s Id to 67s Id; and others 56s Id to 62s Id. Sales included:— Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of Miss A. Burnside (Yaldhurst). 14 at 63s Id to 64s Id; J. Prestige (Riccarton), 1.5 at 64s Id to 66s Id; J. G. S. Wotherston (Lincoln), 9 at 57s Id to 65s Id; P. Legg (Darfield), 10 at 56s Id to 61s Id; J. R. Tyson (Springston), 8 at 65s Id to 66s Id. National Mortgage and Agency sold: on account of N. D. James (Halswell), 2 at 57s Id to 67s Id. Matson and Company sold: on account of W. J. Doyle (Leeston), 5 at 60s 7d. FAT SHEEP There was an unusually light entry in the fat sheep pens, yardings totalling only 1404, compared with 3372 at the Christmas market, and 3910 at the previous sale. The quality of the entry was not particularly good. The demand was for only the best quality sheep, and there were some passings. The sale for all classes was largely on a par with late Tates, with some of the best quality hoggets dearer by ls 6d to 2s. Top price for wethers went to J. B. and C. R. Bayley (Femride), with the sale of 50 at 685.1 d to 76s Id. Scott Bros. (Dunsandel) sold 15 at 73s Id to 75s Id, with six at the higher figure. There were also several sales at 73s Id to 74s Id. The market for ewes was topped by E. J. Whyte (Waipara), who sold 41 at 21s Id to 28s Id, with nine at the top price, and by J. Scott (Woodend) who realised 25s Id to 28s Id for his line of 27 ewes. Values were:—

Extra prime wethers, to 76s Id. Prime medium wethers, 67s Id to 72s Id. Prime light wethers, 58s Id to 65s Id. Extra prime ewes, to 28s Id. Prime medium ewes, 24s Id to 26s Id. Sales included:— Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of U. E. Kelly (Cheviot), 19 ewes at 26s Id; Miss A. Burnside (Yaldhurst), 30 ewes at 26s Id; I. F. H. Wilkinson (Cheviot), 11 wethers at 66s Id; estate F. G. Early (Greendale), 34 wethers at 65s Id to 68s Id; estate Sir R. Heaton Rhodes (Tai Tapu), 67 wethers at 67s Id to 73s Id; L. Payne (Springston), 12 wethers at 70s Id to 73s Id; G. Lancaster (Springston), 21 wethers at 69s Id to 71s Id; G. M. Turrell (Ataahua), 34 wethers at 70s Id to 74s Id; Scott Bros. (Dunsandel), 15 wethers at 73s Id to 75s Id; C. Crossen (Rakaia), 12 wethers at 67s Id; R. W. Wightman (Methven), 34 wethers at 67s Id to 70s Id.

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on .account of E. J. Whyte (Waipara), 41 ewes at 21s Id to 28s Id; F. A. Atkinson (Aylesbury), 32 wethers at 61s Id to 63s Id. H. Matson and Company sold: on account of L. B. Scott (Woodend), 52 ewes at 24s Id to 26s Id; J. Scott (Woodend), 27 ewes at 25s Id to 28s Id; J. B. and C. R. Bayley (Fernside), 50 wethers at 68s Id to 76s Id; G. J. Francis (Halswell), 55 wethers at 64s Id to 72s Id. National Mortgage and Agency sold: on account of C. C. Anderson (Sumner), 38 wethers at 65s Id; Portdale Farm (Halswell), 43 wethers at 63s Id to 66s Id; A. R. Hislop (Amberley), 31 wethers at 62s Id; F. Lyman (Halswell), 41 wethers at 66s Id to 70s Id; R. Johnston (Rakaia), 30 wethers at 63s Id. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive sold:—-on account of C. S. Tod (Irwell), 92 wethers at 65s Id to 72s Id; O. A. Williams (Port Levy), 28 wethers at 68s Id to 70s Id; C. Dempsey (Woodend), 33 wethers at 57s Id to 67s Id; J. C. Sinclair (Yaldhurst), 31 wethers at 68s Id to 69s Id. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency sold: —on account of A. I. McLachlan (Culverden), 18 ewes at 24s Id; F. A. Atkinson (Annat), 13, wethers at 56s Id to 64s Id; Misses M. and A. and Estate T. Welsh (Tai Tapu), 36 wethers at 61s Id to 71s Id. FAT CATTLE Fat cattle yardings made one of

the smallest on record, the total being 181, compared with 550 at the Christmas market and 546 the previous week. Values showed little variation from those at the last sale, and the market might well be quoted as firm on late rates, with an over-all gain by steers of about 20s a head.

The market for steers was topped by I. L. M. Coop (Kaituna) with the sale of one at £4B 2s 6d. Top price for heifers went to an undisclosed vendor who sold two at £33 7s 6d, and A. G. McLaren (Rangiora) sold five at £27 7s 6d to £29 17s 6d. J. Wilson (Hornby) topped the cow market with the sale of one at £2B 2s 6d. Values were:— Prime heavy steers, to £4B 2s 6d. Prime'medium-weight steers, £33 10s to £39. Prime and light steers, £29 to £33. Light and plain, up to £2B. Prime heavy heifers, to £33 7s 6d. Prime medium heifers, £24 to £27. Prime light heifers, to £23. Prime heavy cows, to £2B 2s 6d. , Prime medium cows, £23 to £26. Sales included:—

New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold:—on account of J. Palmer (Kaiapoi), 9 steers at £2B 17s 6d to £3l 17s 6d; L. J. Redmond (Ladbrooks), 2 steers at £37 17s 6d; A. H. Pierce and Son (Coutts Island), 10 cows at £2O 2s 6d to £23 17s 6d; J. Wilson (Hornby), 1 steer at £3O 17s 6d, 4 cows at £l9 17s 6d to £25 2s 6d.

National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of G. R. Clarke (Aranui), 16 steers at £29 17s 6d to £39 12s 6d; A. G. McLaren (Rangiora), 10 steers at £34 17s 6d to £36 17s 6d, 5 heifers at £27 7s 6d to £29 17s 6d, 2 cows at £23 12s 6d; Parkdale Farm (Halswell), 8 steers at £34 17s 6d to £37 17s 6d; account client, 2 heifers at £33 7s 6d.

Matson and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of Buchanan and Hay (Kinloch), 8 steers at £36 2s 6d to £39 17s 6d; Glenmore Farm (Halswell), 11 steers at £33 17s 6d to £37 2s 6d; L. Chaney (Kaiapoi), 9 steers at £3l 7s 6d to £37 2s 6d; J. Johnson (Ellesmere), 10 cows at £22 12s 6d to £24 12s 6d.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of estate W. K. McAlpine (Spye), 8 steers at £34 2s 6d to £36 2s 6d; D. S. Morris (Cheviot), 2 steers at £37 2s 6d to £4O 2s 6d; I. C. Stanbury (Little River), 9 steers at £33 7s 6d to £36 17s 6d; Mrs M. A. W. Jamieson (Kaituna), 2 heifers at £25 2s 6d to £2B 2s 6d, 1 cow at £26 12s 6d; estate I. L. M. Coop (Kaituna), 2 steers at £42 12s 6d to £4B 2s 6d; J. F. Cracroft Wilson (Cashmere), 20 steers at £36 7s 6d to £42 12s 6d; estate F. H. Greenwood (Southbridge), 1 steer at £35 17s 6d, 1 cow at £23 2s 6d. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of Cotswold Farm Account (Omihi), 9 steers at £33 17s 6d to £35 12s 6d.

DAIRY CATTLE Only 12 head of dairy cattle were to hand, and buyers, too, were few. Cows made from £25 to £4l, and a line of seven Friesian cross heifers made from £22 to £29, with an average of about £25.

VEALERS With an entry of only 41 calves, vealers met a good demand. Values were up by about £2 a head, and many butchers had their requirements unfilled. Top price runners made up to £2B and good £23 to £24 18s 6d. No good suckers were offered. Large rough calves made from £ll to £l5 18s 6d and small vealers from £6 15s to £ll Is. FAT PIGS The total entry of porkers yarded was 47, and in addition two choppers were offered. Only one buyer was in attendance. Values over-all were 5s .to 10s less than was the case at the Christmas market. The chopers made £l2 Is and £l4 13s 6d respectively. Values were:— Light porkers, £7 9s 6d to £8 2s 6d. Medium and heavy porkers, £8 4s 6d to £9 0s 6d. Baconers—no entry. STORE PIGS The entry of store pigs consisted of five pens of weaners and one pen of medium stores. There was a very small attendance of buyers, but nevertheless values held well. Values were:— Weaners, 80s to 90s. SUps, 114 s. Stores, 113 s,